Quiz: What Do You Know About the Hughes Glomar Explorer?
Quiz: What Do You Know About the Hughes Glomar Explorer?
The ship pioneered many engineering advances as it sought to raise a sunken submarine.
During the Cold War, American and Soviet intelligence agencies were eager to get their hands on any piece of advanced technology developed by the other side. When the Soviet submarine K-129 sunk in the Pacific Ocean in 1968, the Central Intelligence Agency developed a plan to raise it. A key part of the plan was the drillship Hughes Glomar Explorer. Test your knowledge of this state-of-the-art ship.
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